South Africa: Border Officials Prepare for Thousands of People This Easter

Border Management Authority boss Michael Masiapato says extra officers will work at busy airports and borders to help the crowds. Police and social workers will use drones and… Read more »

South Africa: Surgeon Says Charlotte Maxeke Hospital Bosses Covered Up Heart Surgery Deaths

The Democratic Alliance says many heart patients die during surgery and the hospital head should be suspended for a check. A senior surgeon left the hospital because junior… Read more »

South Africa: Commuter Sells Sweets to Pay Taxi Fares After Fuel Increase

Taxi driver Bab'Nkomo faces a R2,000 daily fuel bill in Soweto after petrol and diesel prices jump at midnight on Tuesday. Johannesburg worker Ntlamolo Khubayi will sell sweets… Read more »

South Africa: Bafana Bafana Stumble in Panama Friendly

South Africa's preparations for the 2026 Fifa World Cup suffered a setback as they lost 2-1 to Panama in an international friendly at DHL Stadium in Cape Town on Tuesday night. Read more »

South Africa: Minister Enoch Godongwana Cuts Fuel Tax By R3

Minister Enoch Godongwana said the government will slash fuel taxes by R3 to help people pay less for their fuel. The tax cut comes after oil prices jumped when the USA and… Read more »

South Africa: Fuel Pumps Run Dry As South Africans Rush to Fill Tanks

At least 143 stations have run out of diesel and 136 have no petrol because of a massive fuel rush. High demand and a lack of delivery trucks have caused backlogs at fuel pumps… Read more »

South Africa: KZN News Bites - General Mkhwanazi Says He Planned to Retire

Celani Sikhakhane brings you KwaZulu-Natal's latest news. Read more »

South Africa: Gauteng Opens State Food Centre to Fight Hunger

Gauteng Department of Social Development has opened a state run food centre to reach about 400,000 people struggling with poverty and hunger. Read more »

South Africa: Diesel and Fertiliser Costs Squeeze South African Grain Farmers

Grain SA warns diesel prices could rise by more than R8 per litre in the next fuel price adjustment, hitting farmers, consumers and transport operators. Fertiliser makes up… Read more »

South Africa: Traditional Leaders Hit Out At Nigerian Community King Crowning in East London

The Nigerian community crowned Chief Solomon Ogbonna Eziko as Igwe Ndigbo Na East London in KuGompo on Saturday, 14 March. The Eastern Cape Congress of Traditional Leaders says… Read more »

South Africa: Kairo Forbes Wins Two Modelling Awards At Graduation Event

Young Kairo Forbes won Junior Model of the Year 2026 and Junior Judges Choice Overall at her modelling graduation event. DJ Zinhle cheered Kairo Forbes on as a teacher praised… Read more »

South Africa: Most Gauteng School Workers Not Checked for Sex Offences

The Gauteng Department of Education has cleared only 11% of its 86,367 employees against the National Register for Sex Offenders. Michael Waters of the DA says children are at… Read more »

South Africa: Ramaphosa Orders Ministers to Ease Pain of April Fuel Price Increase

Iran shut a key oil shipping route, sending global fuel prices climbing and pushing up food costs for South Africans. President Cyril Ramaphosa says he and Finance Minister Enoch… Read more »

South Africa: Ramaphosa Says Corruption Fight Shows Progress but Problems Remain

President Cyril Ramaphosa says new investigations into police corruption must help clean up crime fighting systems and rebuild public trust in the security services.· Police… Read more »

South Africa: Bheki Cele Refuses to Comment On Arrest of 12 Officers He Appointed

Twelve top police officers were arrested this week over a R360-million South African Police Service tender. Cele is keeping quiet on the arrests because he is accused of still… Read more »

South Africa: South African Truckers Cross the Border to Save On Fuel

Botswana currently charges about R19.27 a litre for petrol, far cheaper than South Africa's expected April inland price of R25.92. Road Freight Association CEO Gavin Kelly said… Read more »

South Africa: Cachalia Says Police Boss Masemola Will Not Be Suspended

Acting minister Firoz Cachalia says police commissioner General Fannie Masemola will not be suspended even though he faces criminal charges. At least 12 police officers and… Read more »

South Africa: Mantashe Tells South Africans Not to Panic Over Fuel Shortages

Minister Gwede Mantashe says South Africa's fuel supply is safe despite the US, Israel and Iran war causing panic worldwide. Petrol and diesel prices are expected to jump on 1… Read more »

South Africa: Payday Relief Fades Fast for South Africans in Debt

More than 60% of South Africans run out of money before month end, and many say their money is gone in the first week. Debt expert Sebastien Alexanderson says the first five days… Read more »

South Africa: Magistrate Frustrated As Mugabe's Son's Plea Deal Stalls Again

Bellarmine Mugabe and Tobias Mugabe Matonhodze appeared at Alexandra Magistrate's Court on 25 March facing attempted murder and other charges. The case was postponed to 17 April… Read more »

South Africa: Gauteng Public Hospital Patients Owe Health Department R4.6 Billion

About R2.4 billion is owed by self-paying patients, including South Africans and foreign nationals who don't qualify for free treatment. Five debt collection agencies have… Read more »

South Africa: Western Cape Farmers Struggle to Get Diesel

Farmers across the Western Cape cannot get enough diesel to plant their crops after the US and Israel bombed Iran. From 1 April, diesel prices could jump by up to R9.50 per… Read more »

South Africa: Three ANC Members Go to Court to Stop Eastern Cape Conference

Three ANC members, Lwazi Rotya, Sinethemba Mpande and Nompumelelo Mzotywa, want the Eastern Cape conference stopped over branch approval concerns. ANC Eastern Cape provincial… Read more »

South Africa: Gig Workers Earn More but Tax Means They Keep Less

Gig workers earning more to cover rising costs may land in a higher tax bracket and keep less money overall. Gig workers in South Africa pay provisional tax twice a year and face… Read more »

South Africa: Fans Raise Thousands for Big Brother Mzansi Runner-Up Thandeka

Liema Pantsi won Big Brother Mzansi on Sunday, 22 March 2026, with Thandeka Tshabalala missing out on the R2-million grand prize. Fans have launched a GoFundMe campaign on X with… Read more »